''Ty Segall'' is the self-titled debut studio album by American

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musician

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, released on December 9, 2008 on Castle Face Records. A cassette edition was released on Burger Records.

Background and release

Local

musician John Dwyer, of

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and

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, offered to release ''Ty Segall'' on his label, Castle Face Records. Dwyer befriended Segall after watching him perform with his then-band, The Traditional Fools, with a

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on his arm. Segall has stated that Dwyer's band Coachwhips were among his musical influences upon moving to

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: "I moved o San Franciscoin 2005 and was like, 'Oh man, I really like Coachwhips,' and they're not playing anymore." Regarding Dwyer's prominence within the city's music scene, he noted: "The music community is amazing here, super-tight, and John Dwyer's like the Mayor of San Francisco. Come down here, you'll see him riding his bike, drinking a beer, and he'll probably take you out to get a taco. He's the nicest guy in the world."

Critical reception

In a mixed review for

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, Stephen M. Deusner wrote: "Ultimately, ''Ty Segall'' sounds like a test run, a document of an artist discovering what all he can do by himself, which makes moments like the whistled outro on "Watching You", so reminiscent of

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, all the more endearing." Writing for ''

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'', Abigail Everdell praised the album, writing: "Warped sonics do nothing to diminish the impact of his vigorously nostalgic riff and stomp. From paranoid whistler "Watching You" to the huge, fuzzy pound of "The Drag", Segall thunders along with the timeless, impudently rowdy energy of a cement basement dance-off."

Track listing

References

{{Authority control 2008 debut albums Ty Segall albums Castle Face Records albums